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Af⋅ro

  [af-roh] adjective, noun, plural -ros.
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Afro-Americans or to black traditions, culture, etc.: Afro societies; Afro hair styles.
–noun
2. a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
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Origin:
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Afro-

 
a combining form of Africa: Afro-American; Afro-Asiatic.
Also, especially before a vowel, Afr-.

Origin:
< L Āfr- (s. of Āfer an African) + -o-
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Af·ro   (āf'rō)   
n.   pl. Af·ros
A rounded, thick, tightly curled hair style.
adj.  African in style or origin.

[Probably short for Afro-American.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
Afro

and fro
  1. n.
    a hairdo, sometimes worn by American blacks, where the hair appears to be a large puffy ball. (From African.) : Man, I thought Afros went out in the sixties! , This rain's gonna ruin my fro!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

Afro 
"full, bushy hairstyle as worn by some blacks," 1938, from Afro-, comb. form of African. As a general adj. for black styles of clothing, music, etc., it is attested from 1966.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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